Category Archives: CEELI

Talking about the Rule of Law…

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

The American Bar Association recognized two giants of the rule of law with the ABA Rule of Law Initiative Founders’ Award.

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Sarah Carey Reilly

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

An incredible mentor, a dear friend, an iconoclast, a “little dynamo” has moved on way too early. It is painful.  

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Judge Vojtěch Cepl was a gentle giant with a wry sense of humor and great incisive perspicacity.

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

He was the principal drafter of the Czech Constitution and a great admirer of the United States. 1938 – 2009 The rules of human conduct are the most difficult to transform because there is the tremendous force of inertia to … Continue reading →

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Advancing Rule of Law in Prague.

Posted on June 11, 2007 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

President Havel, Homer Moyer and Sandra Day O’Connor The common thread at the Democracy and Security Conference in Prague was the role of the Rule of Law in free societies. Fittingly, the second event I attended in Prague was the … Continue reading →

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